Everything Coming to Netflix in April 2026

Netflix in April will take us back to Hawkins, Indiana, for a Stranger Things animated series that takes place in the winter between Seasons 2 and 3: Stranger Things: Tales of '85! But that's not all. Buckle up for the brutal reckoning of a Man on Fire series, a second season of the acclaimed Beef, a bunch of Mission Impossible movies (save for the final three), the Madagascar franchise (plus those pesky Penguins!), movies featuring killer sharks and mauling lions, and a "survive the psycho" wilderness flick starring Charlize Theron! So even while you ponder the how/why/who of Netflix raising its prices once again, here's a rundown of every series, special, movie, and doc landing on Netflix in April... Idris Elba stars in this solid B-thriller about a father protecting his daughters from a rogue man-eating lion on a South African game reserve. Directed by Baltasar Kormákur (whose film Everest is available on April 1, and who also might show up again in the highlights later on this list), Beast is a nifty morsel of survival horror that also stars Sharlto Copley, Iyana Halley, and Percy Jackson & the Olympians' Leah Jeffries. Read our Beast review. As long as we're on the topic of pe

Mar 29, 2026 → Apr 12, 2026